National Academy of Agricultural Sciences (NAAS)
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PRINT ISSN : 2319-7692
Online ISSN : 2319-7706 Issues : 12 per year Publisher : Excellent Publishers Email : editorijcmas@gmail.com / submit@ijcmas.com Editor-in-chief: Dr.M.Prakash Index Copernicus ICV 2018: 95.39 NAAS RATING 2020: 5.38 |
Microorganisms produce various pigments like carotenoids, melanin’s, flavins, monascins, violacein and indigo. Carotenoids are a group of bioactive compounds and are responsible for bright yellow, orange, red pigments of various plants, microorganisms and animals and are widely distributed in nature. These pigments have an important function to act as protective agents against oxidative damage. Recently carotenoids have attracted greater attention due to the beneficial role on human health. As pigments have been extensively evaluated over the years for its antibiotic, antigenic and antitumor effects, special consideration was made towards ability of chromogenic bacteria to produce pigmentation under certain chemical conditions.
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